As my taxi approached the The Neighbor B&B Mongkol I could see Mongkol at the door already waiting for me. From that moment until the last day of our stay, Mongkol and his staff were just wonderful without being overwhelming.
Mongkol upgraded our room to the second floor with windows and a view to the park across the street to absorb the local culture. The room was well appointed, spacious with all necessary toiletries and amenities. Noise was not an issue. We were asked to be mindful, since it is a wooden structure, of the guests on the first floor under us. The room was thoroughly cleaned every day, and the towels were large, very soft, always like brand new.
This B&B is a great place to stay if you really want to get know how people live day to day in Bangkok. Safety and security was never an issue. It was a great feeling walking around the streets full of food stalls, cafes and restaurants, and to Khao San Road which was lively and where you can get a massage cheap, eat at many venues, or buy silver and many other things as well as catching bus transportation everywhere. But the taxis and Uber are so inexpensive that there is really no reason not to use them. An hour-long taxi trip across the city, for instance came out to about $10 dollars, not counting tolls and tip. But a word of caution: from the airports, for instance, choose the official taxis. Even with an official taxi, my husband was offered the trip to Mongkol's B&B at $50, where the meter price was less than $20. Make sure you always have the meters turned on right at the start of every taxi trip, or you could pay much more.
We did not try the food stalls, ate twice at Uncle and Friends, a cozy place near to the B&B where they seem to have a different musician entertaining every night. Dinner was less than $7.00 not counting wine. As for massages, I tried one in Khao San Road, others massages at Wat Po which was heavenly and others while visiting the malls.
We had a delicious and different breakfast every morning at Mongkol's B&B, Mongkol makes a great coffee and breakfast is so plentiful that you will not be hungry until dinner time.
Above all is Mongkol's attention to detail together with his staff, friendliness and the feel that you are treated like family, very welcomed. Every morning at breakfast he would ask where are you going today, gave us tips for key places and a few times was available by phone to help the Uber drivers with directions.
Mongkol's place is walking distance to the Grand Palace and temples and pier where one can take a multitude of boats an ferries at little cost.
We will be back, no doubt.
Thank you Mongkol for a great stay!